2014 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FRANKFORT TOYOTA, 1001 LEESTOWN RD, FRANKFORT, KY 40601), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO GENTLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE SPEED; HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH FORCE, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A MALL PARKING LOT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A BOULDER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM AND A FRACTURED BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DECLARED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 05/29/15*JB

AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVED STREET, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON ME. I COULD NOT SWERVE AND TURN MY CAR TO FOLLOW THE CURVED STREET. I COULD NOT MOVE THE WHEEL AT ALL. MY CAR RAN INTO A TREE HEAD FIRST. ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND SMOKE APPEARED. MY ENTIRE CAR WAS TOTALED AND SMASHED IN THE FRONT. SCARIEST THING BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL. THANK GOD, MY 1 YEAR OLD SON WAS NOT IN THE BACKSEAT OR ELSE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED WITH THOSE AIRBAGS. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE. TOYOTA HAS HAD RECALLS IN THE PAST AND THIS COULD HAVE ENDED MY LIFE. *TR

VEHICLE FEATURES "WHIPLASH INJURY LESSENING" ("WIL") SEATS. I ARGUE THESE SEATS LED TO DRAMATICALLY SEVERE INJURIES. THE LITERATURE PUBLISHED BY TOYOTA IN CONNECTION WITH THE ALLEGED SAFETY OF THE SEATS IMPLICITLY STATES THAT BENEFITS INURE TO THOSE IN LOWER-SPEED REAR-END COLLISIONS. NO STUDY SEEMS TO INDICATE SEVERITY OF HIGHER-SPEED REAR-END COLLISIONS. SPECIFICALLY, WHETHER OR NOT WIL SEATS ACTUALLY BENEFIT LOW-SPEED REAR-END COLLISION INJURIES WHILE WORSENING HIGH-SPEED REAR-END COLLISION INJURIES. I HYPOTHESIZE THAT THEY WORSEN HIGH-SPEED REAR-END COLLISION INJURIES, GREATLY. I WAS IN A REAR-END COLLISION INVOLVING A VEHICLE HITTING THE TOYOTA COROLLA WITH WIL SEATS I WAS DRIVING AT OR ABOVE 75 MPH. I SUFFERED 7+ SLIPPED DISCS ALONG SPINE, AS WELL AS A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AS IT WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR, AND THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING WAS MOVING AT OR ABOUT 75MPH. THE VEHICLE COLLIDING WITH MY VEHICLE WAS DRIVING 75+ MPH.

TIRES OR RIMS NOT SEALED PROPERLY CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. LOSS OF AIR IN ONE OR ALL TIRES COULD CAUSE A STEERING FAILURE , A BLOW OUT AND A LOSS OF CONTROL ON HIGHWAY DRIVING. IN 1 1/2 YEARS PRESSURE HAS FALLEN TO AS LOW AS 17 LBS PRESSURE ON ALL TIRES. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL AND KEEP CHECKING PRESSURE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BY EITHER THE RIMS OR TIRES REPLACED AS THEY ARE SURELY NOT SEALING PROPERLY. SO FAR THE AIR HAS LEAKED OUT FOUR TIMES IN THE 1 1/2 YEARS AND 3388 MILES OF DRIVING. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND THAT OTHER TOYOTA CUSTOMER HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. DEALER INFO : VILLAGE CADILLAC /TOYOTA 2431 S, SUNCOASR BLVD HOMOSASSA FL, 34448 352 626-5100 CUST # [XXX] INVOICE # [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON A SNOWY DAY, THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP AND FROZE. THE DEFROSTER DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WIPER FLUID NEEDED TO BE PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO WEATHER. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NO LONGER HAS THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 03/08/16*LJ; UPDATED 04/24/18*JB VIN ADDED UPDATED 05/17/18*JB

DRIVING MY NEW FIRST LEASE A SMALL COROLLA AND TURNING RIGHT INTO WORK... A THIRD ROW BIG OLD SUV DOING AT LEAST 35 MPH OR FASTER REAR ENDED ME AND PUSHED MY LITTLE CAR INTO A BIG DECORATIVE BOULDER AND ALMOST PINNED ME SO I COULDN'T WIGGLE MY WAY OUT OF THE WINDOW. NOT ONE AIRBAG WENT OFF AND IT WAS NOT A MINOR OR SLOW IMPACT. WEEKS LATER I UNFORTUNATELY GENTLY TAPPED A PARKED VAN MAKING A TURN FOR A STOP SIGNAL AND EVERY SINGLE AIRBAG (ONES I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WERE IN THE CAR) WENT OFF AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED IT A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED IN THE FIRST ACCIDENT, HOWEVER, I FEEL THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS AND I COULD HAVE BEEN. TOYOTA ALSO CAME AFTER ME FOR $1,700+ DOLLARS AS THE LEASE WAS ONLY 7 MONTHS IN AND I DIDN'T EVEN PAY THE TAXES I GUESS. THEN MY INSURANCE WENT UP SO I WAS FORCED TO CHANGE JOBS AND WALK TO WORK TO MAKE ENDS MEAT AND PAY RENT. I WISH MY STORY WAS READ BY SOMEONE MAKING LOTS OF MONEY WHO THINKS WHAT HAPPENED WASN'T RIGHT AND TOYOTA SHOULD HELP A YOUNG MAN JUST STARTING OUT WITH A NEW WIFE BUT I'M SURE THEY ARE TOO BUSY GOLFING OR AT SOME IMPORTANT MEETING AT A RESORT! HOPE THEY ARE ASHAMED OF CASES LIKE MINE. [XXX] IF ANYONE HAS THE [XXX] TO APOLOGIZE OR DO SOMETHING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, A LARGE SUV TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH REAR ENDED HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO AIR BAGS AS HE WAS PUSHED INTO A BIG BOULDER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE IF ANY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISON REPAIR FACILITY FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID NOT CONTACT A DEALER OR MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE AIR BAGS FAILURE DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER HE REAR ENDED A VEHICLE AND ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID NOT CONTACT A DEALER OR MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED HE HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,023.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,020.

THIS AM I HIT A DEER ON THE WAY TO WORK HEAD ON AT 65-67 MPH AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED!!! THE ENTIRE FRONT END CRUMPLED TO THE WINDSHIELD AREA AND THE RADIATOR AND PARTS TORN LOSE TO THE TOP OF ENGINE AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. EVERYONE AT THE WRECK COULD NOT BELIEVE IT AND NOW I AM TERRIFIED OF THE CAR IF DIRECT CONTACT AT THAT SPEED DOES NOT OPEN THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT WHAT WILL? THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. *TR

PULLED LEFT INTO PARKING AREA, CAR ACCELERATED VERY FAST, WENT OVER 4-6" BERM. I HIT THE BRAKE, CAR STOPPED. BACKED DOWN OFF BERM, DIDN'T DO DAMAGE. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA, REPORT DONE AND AN ANALYSIS. DETERMINED "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION...PEDAL MISAPPLICATION" . NOT CONVINCED THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED ESPECIALLY AFTER READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN CAR, FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED. *TR

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A SHOPPING MALL. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TO 3/4 OF THE WAY IN WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND WENT INTO A TREE AND THEN A WALL. I WOULD GUESS THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AFTER THE SUDDEN AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THIS DEFINITELY WAS SUDDEN AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BY THE TREE AND THE WALL THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I ALSO NOTICE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WOULD SEEM TO STALL ALMOST LIKE A DEAD SPOT. THEN WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES THE ENGINE WOULD CATCH AND JUMP FORWARD. ALMOST HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. THIS CAR ACCELERATES AT TIMES WHEN BRAKING AND HESITATES WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS. I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE CAR MOVED BACKWARDS AFTER TAKING MY FEET OFF THE BRAKES. IT COULD'VE HIT THE CAR IN BACK OF US. I ASKED THE SALE LADY, IF THIS CAR WAS APART OF THE RECALL AND SHE TOLD ME THAT IF IT WAS THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT BEFORE THEY SOLD IT. I HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 WEEKS. I HOPE THIS CAR DOESN'T CAUSE MY FAMILY AND SOMEONE ELSE'S FAMILY HARM. BIG SAFETY ISSUE! BIG SAFETY ISSUE! *JS

I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT 1 MILE PER HOUR AND I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T STOP! THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND MY CAR WENT THROUGH MY FENCE INTO MY BACKYARD. I TRIED IN VAIN TO STOP MY CAR, I KEPT PRESSING DOWN ON MY BRAKE, (5 TIMES) WITH NO SUCCESS. I FINALLY PUT MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. I WAS EXTREMELY SHAKEN UP SINCE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE! I CHECKED MY CAR FOR DAMAGES, I NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WAS OTHER DAMAGE UNDER MY CAR. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 950 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THIS HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 27, 2014, THANKSGIVING DAY AT 10:00 AM. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLOUDY WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 34 DEGREES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 951.

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN JUNE 2014. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF DRIVING, I HAVE DEVELOPED BAD NECK AND BACK PAIN DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT AND HEAD RESTRAINT. I LIKE T O SIT STRAIGHT AND THE HEAD RESTRAINT IS FORCING ME TO KEEP MY HEAD BENT FORWARD, WHICH AFTER A FEW MONTH, HAS CAUSE ME TO HEAD NECK AND BACK PAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE INCLINES, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO ACCELERATE AND ROLLED BACKWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD DESIGNED AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED COMPLETELY, THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO SWERVE INTO THE SHOULDER AND PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT AND IT SEEMS LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEY TESTED OUT THE BRAKES AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TECHNICALLY FINE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY COULD RECREATE THE INCIDENT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WENT WRONG. I'M NOW JUST DRIVING THE CAR AND HOPING THE SITUATION IS NEVER RECREATED BECAUSE NEXT TIME, I MIGHT NOT BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET AWAY WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,462...UPDATED 12/03/14 *BF

VEHICLE STALLS. AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT, VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING AND PULLING BACK INTO PARKING SPOT VEHICLE STALLED. I SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IN PARK AND AFTER 5 SECONDS VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND RENTAL CAR WAS NECESSARY TO GET HOME. TOYOTA REP SAID THAT IT WAS THE COMPUTER. EITHER HAD TO BE UPDATED OR REBOOTED (DTC P2645 AND OR P265B WERE DOCUMENTED AS THE CAUSE). *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE RAIN STORM AT NIGHT, I NOTICED MY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOP WORKING. THE NEXT MORNING I FOUND THERE IS A FLAW OF DESIGN WHERE THE FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM IS BELOW THE ENGINE HOOD WHICH IS A COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY MORONIC. I FOUND OUT DAMAGED/DENT HOOD CAUSED IT TO IMPROPERLY MALFUNCTION. *TR

VEHICLE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK AFTER PUMPING GAS AT STATION. VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTED AT THE TIME AND KEYS WERE IN CAR (KEY-LESS SYSTEM WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK DOORS WHEN KEYS ARE IN VEHICLE). AFTER ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WITHOUT SUCCESS, THE PASSENGER DOOR DID THE SAME. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF WAITING THE PASSENGER DOOR FINALLY UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE STARTED HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO STOPPED WORKING. WHEN THE BUTTON FOR VENTING OUTSIDE/INSIDE WAS SWITCH TO OUTSIDE AIR, THE GASOLINE SMELL DISSIPATED. WHEN I PRESSED INSIDE AIR THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE OCCURRED AGAIN. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO WORK AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE SMELL OF GASOLINE RESOLVED. AFTER A FEW HOURS THE HEADACHE FROM GASOLINE INHALATION WENT AWAY. *TR

A WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THE IT WAS THE TRANS. SO THEY CHANGE THE TRANS. WITH A NEW AND THE SAME THING THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FIVE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND STILL TO THIS DAY NO FIX FOR IT. THE WHISTLING SOUND STARTS IN ANY GEAR AND IS VERY LOUD AND THIS IS A (NEW CAR). THIS IS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA SOUNDING LIKE THIS. I'M AFRAID THAT THE TRANS. MAY STOP PULLING WHILE I'M DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHICH COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. *TR

WHEN SLOWING AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WOULD SEEM TO STALL ALMOST LIKE A DEAD SPOT. THEN WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES THE ENGINE WOULD CATCH AND JUMP FORWARD. ALMOST HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TELLS US THIS HESITATION IS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL, DUE TO A NEW TRANSMISSION SYSTEM ON THE 2014 COROLLA... ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS SO CALLED HESITATION LASTED SEVERAL SECONDS DURING WHICH TIME WE HAD NO MOVEMENT WHAT SO EVER...WITH THIS CONDITION CARS COULD HIT US IN THE BACK CAUSE WE ARE MOMENTARILY STALLED!!!POOR PERFORMANCE AND A SAFETY ISSUE!

MY COMPLAINT IS NOT WITH TOYOTA, IT IS WITH THE NEW STANDARDS THAT REQUIRE AN EXTREME ANGLE IN THE HEADRESTS OF NEW VEHICLES. I AM UNABLE TO USE THE HEADREST IN MY CAR UNLESS I ADJUST THE SEAT TO RECLINE AND USE A CUSHION BEHIND ME. THE OWNER'S MANUAL ADVISES AGAINST BOTH PRACTICES, AND THEY DON'T SEEM VERY SAFE TO ME. WHEN I SIT PROPERLY, THE HEADREST FORCES MY CHIN INTO MY CHEST AND CAUSES NECK PAIN AND HEADACHES. THE HEADREST ANGLE IS NOT ADJUSTABLE. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS NEW CONFIGURATION IS REQUIRED BY YOUR STANDARDS TO PREVENT WHIPLASH INJURIES IN ACCIDENTS. PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR RULING ON THIS ISSUE AND ALLOW US TO DRIVE SAFELY AND COMFORTABLY WITH ADJUSTABLE HEADRESTS. IS IT BETTER TO INJURE ALL OF US TO PREVENT WHIPLASH IN THE FEW WHO GET HIT? *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 12 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED. IT HAS ALREADY HAD A REAR SEAL LEAK, BACK BRAKES AND FRONT BRAKE WORK AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED. THE TIMING CHAIN CABLE WAS LEAKING OIL AND THEY REPLACED IT. IT HAS NOT RAN THE SAME SINCE. IT CONTINUES TO HESITATE TO ALMOST STALLING OUT DURING TAKEOFF AT RED LIGHTS AND INTERSECTIONS. IT'S ACCELERATION IS TERRIBLE EVEN FOR A 4 CYLINDER. WE HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE FOR THE 3 YEARS WITH TOYOTA, BUT NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS VOID DUE TO THE 3 YEARS, AND NOT THE MILEAGE, WE NO LONGER RECEIVE SUCH A HELPFUL CONVERSATION WITH ANY OF THE MANAGERS THERE. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER 25,000 MILES, AND HAS BEEN A TOTAL LEMON TO US. WE'VE EXHAUSTED ALL HOPES OF THEM FIXING THE REAL PROBLEM SINCE THEY CONTINUE TO CLAIM THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY SUCH PROBLEM IN THE ACCELERATION ISSUES AND STALLING IN THE INTERSECTIONS. WE WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE A TOYOTA VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. WE HAVE PURCHASED MANY TOYOTA'S IN THE PAST, WHICH PROMPTED US TO BUY ANOTHER. BUT AFTER THIS CAR, AND POOR MECHANICS AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT, WE WILL REFRAIN FROM ANOTHER TOYOTA, EVER. IF YOU CAN RESOLVE OUR ISSUE BY EITHER AN EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, OR FIX THE REAL REASON IT'S NOT RUNNING PROPERLY, AND FRANKLY NEVER HAS, I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT CAN BE GIVEN ON MY BEHALF. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, WITH LOW BEAMS ON, ONCOMING TRAFFIC WILL FLASH THEIR HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH SOME ONCOMING TRAFFIC TURNING ON THEIR HIGH BEAMS AND LEAVING THEM ON AS THEY APPROACH OUR CAR. I HAVE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT LOW BEAMS ARE ON WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD THE TOYOTA DEALER CHECK THE HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TWICE. THEIR RESPONSE IS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED TO SPEC. WE ARE HESITANT TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE COMPLAINTS WE HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK PMX9724 TIRES, SIZE: P205/55R16. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT GUARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FOREHEAD AND FRACTURED THE RIGHT BIG TOE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED CUTS AND BURNS ON THE RIGHT ARM AND THE RIBS WERE FRACTURED DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,600.

HELLO, I DRIVE 100 MILE EVERY DAY FROM PITTSBURGH, CA TO HAYWARD, CA FOR SCHOOL. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2014 COROLLA LE, BECAUSE I WANTED A RELIABLE CAR FOR MY DAILY COMMUTE. I HAVE NOTICED AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, MY CAR SEEMS TO BE BLOWN AROUND BY WIND AND THERE IS NO WIND GUST STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THAT. I HAVE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP (DUBLIN TOYOTA) TWICE IN OTHER TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS UP TO SPEC. THEY HAVE DONE ALIGNMENT AND EVEN ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE, YET THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT ON THE STEERING OR HANDLING OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAVES ON THE FREEWAY AND IT IS A STRUGGLE TO KEEP IT IN ONE LANE. I REALLY FEEL UNSAFE IN THE CAR AND I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING INCLUDING LOADING UP MY CAR WITH WEIGHT IN ORDER TO MAKE HEAVIER. I KNOW SOMETHING IS EITHER WRONG WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION AND AXLE OR THE POWER STEERING IS SIMPLY BAD. PLEASE FIND OUT WHY THIS IS THIS WAY FROM TOYOTA, BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM STARTING THE DAY I BROUGHT THE CAR. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE & SLOWING DOWN. I TURNED LEFT INTO THE SPACE AND, OF COURSE, HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. I KEPT PUSHING ON THE BRAKE BUT IT KEPT GOING. THE HIGHER THAN USUAL CURB AT THE SHOPPING CENTER, I SUPPOSE, IS WHAT STOPPED THE CAR, THOUGH MY FOOT REPEATEDLY KEPT PUSHING THE BRAKE. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME BUT IT WAS NOT WORKING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO TOYOTA IN ROCKWALL. THEY HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT. THE PERSON THAT LOOKED AT IT CALLED MY HOME TO GET MY STORY BUT ASKED MY HUSBAND WHAT TOOK PLACE. I DIDN'T GET THE MESSAGE TILL THE NEXT DAY. WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO CALL HIM BACK, MY HUSBAND TOLD ME THAT HE CALLED AND SAID HE DID NOT NEED TO TALK TO ME. HOW CAN YOU LEGITIMATELY TELL ME WHAT I SAY HAPPENED DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN YOU HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED TO ME. I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR, NOT MY HUSBAND. THEY CHECKED OUT THE "BLACK BOX" I SUPPOSE AND SENT ME A VERY NICE LETTER BASICALLY TELLING ME WHAT I TOLD MY HUSBAND HAPPENED, DID NOT HAPPEN. I DO NOT LIE. I WAS THERE AND I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE WAY THAT THIS WAS HANDLED. I FELT LIKE HOW COULD I EVEN FIGHT THIS, TOYOTA IS A BIG CORPORATION. I AM JUST ONE PERSON WHO HAD AN INCIDENT WITH ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES. IT WOULD BE MY WORD AGAINST THEIRS. I APPRECIATE NHTSA TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR MY SIDE OF WHAT HAPPENED. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE FANS OF TOYOTA VEHICLES. I HAVE SEVERAL CAMRYS AND MY HUSBAND PRESENTLY DRIVES A PRIUS AND A TUNDRA SO AGAIN, WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE WAY THAT THIS WAS HANDLED. *TR

I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO PARK. SUDDENLY, THE CAR JUMPED INTO DRIVE, WENT FORWARD AND HIT A PARKED CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN A NORMAL LOCAL ROAD CONDITION IN A SUNDAY AFTERNOON. I WAS AWARE A 6" CRACK ON THE DRIVE-SIDE WINDSHIELD. IT STARTED FROM THE EDGE. NEXT MORNING WHEN I DROVE TO WORK, IT GREW TO ABOUT 2' LONG. IT SCARED ME AND I TOOK IMMEDIATELY ACTION AND FIXED IT NEXT DAY (TUESDAY). *TR

I HAD JUST PURCHASED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA LE ECO, AFTER ONLY GOING 10 MILES ON A LEVEL DRY EVENING SURFACE, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN UP TO GO UP HILL. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE BETWEEN THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE ENGINE. AFTER TWO FULL DEPRESSIONS ON THE GAS PEDDLE, THE PEDDLE TO ENGINE FINALLY ENGAGED AFTER A ADDITIONAL 1/2 PEDDLE DEPRESSION. THE ACCEPTION WAS A SLOW STEADY WIND UP AND FINALLY UP TO POSTED SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPEN 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 1/2 MONTHS, WITH THE LAST INCIDENT THIS WEEK END. I HAD STOPPED DRIVING THIS VEHICLE 1.5 MONTHS AGO AND JUST TOOK IT OUT FOR A 248 MILE ROAD THIS LAST WEEK END. *TR

2014 COROLLA WITH THE PREMIUM WHEELS (BLACK AND SILVER). THE TIRES LOOSE TIRE PRESSURE FASTER THAN ANY OTHER CAR REQUIRING ME TO ADD AIR EVERY MONTH. THEY LOOSE 3-6 PSI EACH MONTH AND THE WEATHER +/- 10 DEGREES CHANGE ACCOUNTS FOR 1 PSI LOSS RULE DOESN'T FIT BECAUSE ITS ALWAYS 90F IN FLORIDA. THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE WE TYPICALLY DON'T CHECK TIRE PRESSURE MORE FREQUENT THAN 4 X A YEAR FOR EACH SEASON. NOT SURE IF THIS HAPPENS TO THOSE WITH THE REGULAR RIMS BUT I HAVE THE SPORT TOYOTA RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE S PLUS TRIM.

2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE AND STEERING WHEEL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL BEING IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE STEERING WHEEL SELF LOCKED, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO WIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO A SEEMINGLY UNCONTROLLED SPEED. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND LOWERED THE GEAR TO ITS LOWEST RATIO, BUT WITH LITTLE EFFECT TO CONTROL THE SEEMINGLY EVER INCREASING SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO NAVIGATE SEVERAL SHORT RADIUS CURVES AND TORE DOWN THE SLOPE ROAD TOWARD A MAIN COMMUTER ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL AND UNFORTUNATELY HE HIT A COMMERCIAL VAN. THE CONSUMER FINALLY MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPDATED 10/28/15.*JB

MYSELF AND MY SISTER WERE GOING FROM EAST BOSTON TO I93 VIA THE SUMNER TUNNEL ONTO ROUTE 93 TO THE ROCKINGHAM MALL AND I WAS DRIVING 55MPH AT OR AROUND ANDOVER/ NORTH ANDOVER IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT FOR ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES. I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO STEERING AT ALL, NO POWER, NO REGULAR, NOTHING! THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO AND ALL THE CARS AROUND ME WHERE PASSING ME AND GOING INTO DIFFERENT LANES AND THEY ALL STAYED AS FAR AWAY FROM ME AS POSSIBLE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAME BACK AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. I LEASED IT AT ATLANTIC TOYOTA AND I CALLED AND ASKED TO SPEAK WITH THE HEAD OF THE SERVICE DEPT. AND I WAS TOLD EVERYONE HAD GONE HOME FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND CALL BACK TUESDAY MORNING, AND THEN I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE HEAD OF THE DEALERSHIP AND I GOT NO ANSWER AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE OR ANYTHING, THE ONLY PERSON I SPOKE TO WAS THE RECEPTIONIST AND SHE COULDN'T GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS OR ANYONE TO CALL, SHE WASN'T AT ALL INTERESTED WHEN I TOLD HER MY SISTER AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, ALL SHE COULD SAY WAS CALL BACK AFTER THE MEMORIAL WEEKEND AND I WAS FURIOUS AND SHE HUNG UP. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IS NOT SUITABLE FOR HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF OVER 50 MPH. THIS STEERING IS SO SENSITIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT IT REQUIRES 150% CONCENTRATION AND EFFORT TO KEEP THE STEERING STRAIGHT. NATURAL WIND, WIND PRODUCED BY CARS, SMALL BUMPS ON THE ROADS, CONCRETE SEPARATING LINES...ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WILL CAUSE THIS CAR TO SHIFT DIRECTION TO THE SIDES IN THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS SIMPLY POORLY DESIGNED AND NOT STIFF ENOUGH. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. IN SPORT MODE I DO BELIEVE THE POWER STEERING HARDENS/TIGHTENS A BIT BUT IT IS NOT EVEN ENOUGH. PLEASE HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT. - OWNER OF 2014 COROLLA

MOISTURE AND MOLD INSIDE CAR FOR NO REASON. THE CAR HAS SEEN NO SPILLAGE AND NO OPENED WINDOWS DURING RAIN YET THE INTERIOR IS ALWAYS FOGGED UP SINCE THE WEEK IT WAS PURCHASED AND THE CAR TRAPS MOISTURE AND CAUSES MOLD IN THE VENTS ON THE FLOOR INSIDE THE DOORWAY.

ON MAY 6, 2014, MY WIFE [XXX] AND I WERE DRIVING HOME TO WLLISTON, VERMONT FROM ARLINGTON, VERMONT. WE WERE DRIVING NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN OUR 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. AT THE BLINKING LIGHT INTERSECTION OF DORSET STREET AND CHEESE FACTORY ROAD, WE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND DROVE EAST. IT WAS A VERY DARK NIGHT AND I MIS-JUDGED THE DISTANCE TO THE END OF CHEESE FACTORY ROAD, WHERE YOU COULD EITHER TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHEESE FACTORY ROAD AND HINESBURG ROAD, THERE ARE NO BLINKING LIGHTS OR REFLECTORS, AND, IN THE DARKNESS, I MISSED THE STOP SIGN, WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON IMPACT, MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND I FELT ONLY A SHARP PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK. IMMEDIATELY GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, I MOVED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO FIND MY WIFE OUT OF THE CAR ON HER HANDS AND KNEES, CRYING OUT THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO BREATHE. IN THE HOSPITAL [XXX] WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CRACKED STERNUM, AN L 1 COMPRESSION FRACTURE IN HER BACK, 3 BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN LEFT WRIST. SHE SPENT 9 DAYS IN ICU. IT HAS ONLY BEEN IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION OF THE ACCIDENT. [XXX] SAYS THAT HER SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD HER BACK, AND THAT HER CHEST HIT THE DASH BEFORE HER AIR BAG DEPLOYED; YET, AT IMPACT SHE WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT MY AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED BEFORE HERS. THIS WOULD PROBABLY ACCOUNT FOR THE SEVERITY OF HER INJURIES AND FOR THE RELATIVELY MINOR INJURIES FOR MINE. WE ARE NOW AWARE THAT THE 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD AIRBAG ISSUES AND WONDER IF OUR 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA MIGHT HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL THAT TREMENDOUS FORCE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CRACK A STERNUM, THE KIND OF FORCE THAT WOULD COME FROM HITTING THE DASH BOARD. FOR THESE REASONS WE ARE FILING A CLAIM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN I PULL MY CAR INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH A CEMENT PARKING BUMP STOPPER, THE CAR HANGS UP ON IT CAUSING SOME SCRATCHES ON THE UNDERSIDE- TOYOTA HAS SAID THERE IS NO DESIGN FLAW BUT I DISAGREE. IF I DO NOT PULL IN ALL THE WAY, I RISK SOMEONE HITTING THE BACK OF THE CAR BECAUSE I WILL BE STICKING OUT TOO FAR. A SECOND PROBLEM IS THE AC. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND WHEN I GET INTO THE CAR IT IS OFTEN OVER 100 DEGREES.. I HAVE TO DRIVE FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH HOT AIR BLOWING ON ME BEFORE THE COOL AIR KICKS IN. THIS MAKES ME SWEAT AND VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. TOYOTA SAYS THAT IS JUST THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. I NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH MY TWO RAV4'S. I AM ALSO WONDERING IF A HAVE THE AIRBAGS THAT ARE RECALLED. NO NOTICE YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER CLOSING THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE IMPLODED AND SHATTERED GLASS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 458 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 500.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. MH

BOUGHT A NEW CAR IN APRIL 2014 FROM TOYOTA DEALER (TOYOTA OF MCKINNEY). SINCE THEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH REAR WINDSHIELD. IN THE NIGHT DRIVING THERE IS A REFRACTION OF LIGHTS FROM THE CARS COMING FROM BEHIND. DEALER IS NOT READY TO FIX THIS ISSUE SAYING ITS A DESIGN FLAW FROM TOYOTA. WHEN CONTACTED TOYOTA THEY ARE NOT ACCEPTING THE ISSUE SAYING ITS USER PREFERENCE. ITS REALLY ANNOYING TO DRIVE IN NIGHTS ALSO ITS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN VISIBILITY IS DISTURBED AFFECTING TO SEE CARS COMING BEHIND. THIS ISSUE IS IN ALL COROLLA 2014 MODELS AND EVEN IN CAMRY. NOT SURE HOW THEY CAN NEGLECT THIS ISSUE. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE CORRECT CONTACTS AND HELP TO FILE COMPLAIN AGAINST TOYOTA. THANKS IN ADVANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, HE NOTICED WHITE SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE WINDOW. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT A WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNING BY THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DECIDED TO SEND OUT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,007.

I WAS DRIVING MY COROLLA S PLUS 2014 ON EL CAMINO REAL, SAN MATEO, CA SOUTHBOUND JUST PAST HILLSDALE BLVD, WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME VERY NOISY. I LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FOUND THE FOLLOWINGS DATA: 1) RPM METER - 3500 2) SPEEDOMETER - 30MPH 3) LCD DISPLAY - ECO BAR GONE THE CAR BEHAVED THE SAME EVEN WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TRANSMISSION DEFECT AND/OR COMPUTER MALFUNCTION? LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY CAR TO THE ROADSIDE AND BRAKED TO A STOP. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER 2-3 MINUTES, I STARTED THE ENGINE AND ALL RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE EXACT SAME HAPPENING OCCURRED TO ME JUST 2 DAYS LATER ON MARCH 19, 2014. IT COULD BE VERY SCARY IF THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS UP AND THE CAR SPEEDS UP AT THE SAME TIME. I WONDER IF OTHER OWNERS OF 2014 COROLLA HAVE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. IF SO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

SO I LEASED THE 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA S PLUS ON 2/23/14. APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 WEEKS LATER I WAS VACUUMING IT OUT, WHEN I LIFTED UP THE DRIVER SIDE CAR MAT IT HAD AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WATER UNDER THE MAT. SO I DRIED IT OUT, WHEN I VACUUMED IT OUT AGAIN A WEEK LATER THERE WAS WATER AGAIN UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE CAR MAT. AGAIN I DRIED THE FLOOR AND I TOOK THE MATS OUT, LET THEM DRY OUT. THEN EVERY MORNING I WOULD CHECK AND WATER WAS UNDER MY DRIVER SIDE MAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY THINK POSSIBLY A LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD. I EXPLAINED TO THEM SEVERAL TIMES, I ROLL MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN WHEN I GET IN MY CAR EVERY MORNING AND WATER LITERALLY POURS IN WHEN I START DRIVING. MY ARMS AND LEGS ARE WET EVERY MORNING, IT'S FROM THE MORNING DEW ON THE CAR, IT RUNS RIGHT IN. I HAVE TO KEEP A TOWEL IN MY DOOR COMPARTMENT SO I CAN WIPE THE WATER OFF, SO IT DOESN'T RUIN THE INTERIOR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOW HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS, FRI, SAT, SUN TO "DRY IT OUT" BECAUSE THEY PULLED BACK THE CARPETS AND WATER WAS UNDER IT. THEY SAY NONE OF THE TUBES ARE LEAKING AND ALL THE TUBES ARE UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE ANYWAYS, EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT FINE. PERSONALLY I THINK ITS A DESIGN FLAW, WITH THE WINDOWS SEEING AS HOW THE 2014 IS A REDESIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTREME BLIND SPOT CREATED BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, BACK AND LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, CHEST AND FINGER. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, CHEST AND RIBS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.